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EP 1 501 405 A1

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(43) Date of publication: 02.02.2005 Bulletin 2005/05 (21) Application number: 03717172.5 (22) Date of filing: 29.04.2003

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: A61B 5/00 (86) International application number: PCT/DK2003/000275 (87) International publication number: WO 2003/092487 (13.11.2003 Gazette 2003/46)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT RO SE SI SK TR Designated Extension States: AL LT LV MK (30) Priority: 30.04.2002 DK 200200650 (71) Applicant: NOVO NORDISK A/S 2880 Bagsvaerd (DK)	(72) Inventors: CHRISTENSEN, Lars, Hofmann DK-4040 Jyllinge (DK) POULSEN, Jens, Ulrik DK-2830 Virum (DK) SIMONSEN, Jan, H. DK-7600 Struer (DK)